3.0.0 2006 2023-01-11T13:23:00Z 2023-01-11T13:23:00Z Senate S S 2011-12-15 112 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-12-15T22:52:42Z Commuter Protection Act 112 3684 HR 2011-12-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Identical bill CRS Text similarities House 2011-12-15 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2011-12-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. N M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2012-01-23 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Congressional oversight Department of Transportation Roads and highways Transportation costs Transportation programs funding Transportation and Public Works 00 2011-12-15 Introduced in Senate 2012-03-09T19:58:25Z Commuter Protection Act - Amends the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 to expand the requirement that certain bridge tolls be just and reasonable to all bridges or tunnels constructed on a federal-aid highway. (Current law applies the just and reasonable toll requirement only to bridges constructed under the Bridge Act of 1906, the General Bridge Act of 1946, or the International Bridge Act of 1972.)

Requires that tolls for all such bridges and tunnels be subject to review and regulation by the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), upon complaint or the initiative of the Secretary, including with respect to increases in the amount of tolls.

Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations to define, determine, and, when appropriate, prescribe just and reasonable toll rates.

Requires that such regulations: (1) establish an administrative complaint process for aggrieved persons to challenge such determinations or toll rate increases on bridges or tunnels, (2) authorize the Secretary or an administrative law judge to conduct investigations and hold formal hearings on such complaints, and (3) permit complainants to seek judicial review of a final administrative determination in a U.S. district court.

Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) evaluate the use of tolls by interstate authorities to maintain and improve surface transportation facilities, and (2) make recommendations to increase transparency and accountability of the funding decisions by those authorities.

]]> Commuter Protection Act Display Title Commuter Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to permit Federal regulation and review of tolls and toll increases on certain surface transportation facilities, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Commuter Protection Act Introduced in Senate 2011-12-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2006is/xml/BILLS-112s2006is.xml 2011-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.